Single Dose Ceftriaxone and Metronidazole Versus Multiple Doses for Antibiotic Prophylaxis at Elective Cesarean Section. (SDvMD)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02736682 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : April 13, 2016
Last Update Posted : April 13, 2016
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Post Operative Infections | Drug: Single dose antibiotic Drug: Multiple dose antibiotic | Phase 4 |
This is going to be an open label randomized controlled clinical trial that will involve 174 mothers delivered by elective cesarean section in Mulago National Referral hospital ward 5B antenatal and post natal wards.
Mulago hospital is at the apex of a 6 tier health system and is the largest public hospital with 31,400 deliveries annually 26.14% by cesarean section and of these 5.6% are elective cesarean sections.
Simple randomization was done where 174 cards were numbered 1-174 {(87 labelled Single Dose (SD) and 87 labelled Multiple Dose (MD)} inserted in an envelop shuffled and then the mother was allowed to pick a card randomly. This was done by the research assistant who reviewed the mother again in theater to ascertain if they still met the eligibility before the intervention was done.
Method This will be an open label single center superiority randomized clinical trial involving 174 eligible participants (87 in each arm) who will have delivered by elective cesarean section in Mulago hospital. They will be randomly allocated into two arms. One arm will receive single dose IV ceftriaxone 2g and metronidazole 500mg 30-60 minutes before the operation and the second arm will receive IV ceftraixone 1g with 500 mg of metronidazole during the operation and continue for 72 hours and discharged with oral antibiotics.
The mothers will be reviewed twice daily for evidence of infection. Their vitals (BP, Pulse, Temperature and respiratory rate), state of the wound and uterus, amount color and smell of the lochia during the first 2-3 post operative days. Both arms will have a 14 day follow up where they will come back for review on the 7th and 14th post operative day.
Objective:
The general objective is to compare the incidence of post operative infections among mothers that receive single dose pre operative Ceftriaxone and metronidazole compared to multiple doses at delivery by elective cesarean section in Mulago National Referral Hospital. at 14 day post operative.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 174 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Crossover Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Single Dose Ceftriaxone and Metronidazole Versus Multiple Doses for Antibiotic Prophylaxis at Elective Cesarean Section in Mulago Hospital. A Randomized Clinical Trial. |
Study Start Date : | September 2015 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | February 2016 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 2016 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Single dose antibiotic
2g of intra venous Ceftriaxone and 500 mgs Intra venous metronidazole is administered to the mothers as a Single dose pre-operative30-60 minutes before surgery.
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Drug: Single dose antibiotic
Single dose arm receive 2g of IV Ceftriaxone and 500 mgs ofIntra venous Metronidazole given to the mothers 30-60 minutes pre operative.
Other Name: Epicefin, E.I.P.I.CO.Unique Metrogyl injection. |
Active Comparator: multiple dose antibiotic.
Multiple doses of IV Ceftriaxone 1g and metronidazole 500mgs given to the mother during surgery there after Ceftriaxone 1g every day for 3 days and IV metronidazole 500 mgs every 8 hours for 3 days.
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Drug: Multiple dose antibiotic
Multiple dose arm receive 1 g of IV Cetriaxone plus 500 mgs during surgery and there after IV ceftriaxone once a day for 3 days and IV Metronidazole 500mgs during surgery and there after every 8 hours for 3 days.
Other Name: Epicefin, E.I.P.I.CO, Unique Metrogyl injection |
- Post operative wound infections [ Time Frame: 14 days ]Compare for incidence of post operative wound infection among mothers that receive single dose versus multiple dose antibiotics
- clinical endometritis [ Time Frame: 14 days ]Compare the incidence of clinical endometritis among mothers that receive single versus multiple dose antibiotics
- febrile morbidity [ Time Frame: 14 days ]compare the incidence of post operative febrile morbidity among mothers that receive single versus multiple doses

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Antenatal mothers who have an indication for elective cesarean section in New Mulago hospital.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Mothers who have a history of allergy to any of the drugs in the study, Mother with visible infection at any site or elevated body temperature before going to theatre, Those with rapture of membranes, Mothers who went into labor, Mother who has had use of antibiotics in the last 7 days, WHO Clinical HIV stage III and IV and mothers who do not consent to the study.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02736682
Uganda | |
Mulago National Refferal Hospital | |
Kampala, Uganda, 00256 |
Principal Investigator: | Mugisa Alex Gideon, MBChB. | Makerere University Collage of Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology | |
Study Director: | Paul Kiondo, MD, MMeD,PhD | Makerere University Collage of Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology | |
Study Director: | Imelda Namagembe, MD, MMeD, MPH | Mulago NAtional Referral Hospital |
Responsible Party: | Makerere University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02736682 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2013/HD07/658U |
First Posted: | April 13, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 13, 2016 |
Last Verified: | April 2016 |
Anti-Bacterial Agents Metronidazole Antibiotics, Antitubercular Anti-Infective Agents |
Antitubercular Agents Antiprotozoal Agents Antiparasitic Agents |